Published in the Geneva Forum Proceedings, Volume 1, 2025 Edition.
By Bridie Schultz, Astra Sang Yum, Kylie Hewson, Matthew Grace, Romane H. Cristescu
Citizen science is a collaborative research model where the public actively participates in scientific research. It enables communities to contribute high-resolution, geographically granular data to provide real-time insights into environmental, social, and economic issues. It is a powerful tool for addressing global challenges and can be used to advance the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by enhancing the reliability and scope of data. This paper explores how citizen science can contribute to the United Nations One Map for One Humanity initiative, a project designed to integrate geospatial data across 42 UN agencies to address global issues such as climate change, peace, and sustainable development.
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Authorship:
Bridie Schultz, The Australian Citizen Science Association
Astra Sang Yum, Sativus Pty Ltd
Kylie Hewson, Sativus Pty Ltd
Matthew Grace, The Australian Citizen Science Association
Romane H. Cristescu, Detection Dogs for Conservation, School of Science, Technology, and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs QLD, 4556, Australia (ORCID: Bridie Schultz 0000-0001-9524-702X; Romane H. Cristescu 0000-0001-7071-5245)
Introduction
Citizen science projects involve everyday people engaging in the collection and analysis of scientific data to collaborate with, and help, scientists with their research projects to understand the world better and create solutions to real world challenges. Citizen science was created to develop partnerships between local communities and scientific research that benefits both (1) to undertake projects that are for the educational benefit of the community, the research, or both (2).
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